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FARO Releases Latest Generation of FARO Focus3D Laser Scanners

Korntal-Münchingen – 3D documentation with
modern laser scanners such as the FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D offers
numerous advantages over conventional procedures. The compact Focus3D is
lightweight and robust, so it can be easily transported to any site. It can
also be set up in minutes and operated using a user-friendly touch screen.

The Focus3D can now be remotely
controlled using Wi-Fi, facilitating the usage in places difficult to access. Within
a short time, the laser scanner generates a precise 3D image of existing
buildings and shells as well as building sites. The 3D scan data can be
imported into all commonly used software solutions for management, and then
processed further.

The sensors integrated into the new
Focus3D simplify and accelerate the reworking of the scan data. The
individual scans of a project can be converted almost automatically into
complete and accurate 3D building documentation. Without additional effort, the
data is already assigned to an elevation reading during scanning – this
simplifies the subsequent positioning of the scans when recording several floors,
for example. Furthermore, the built-in electronic compass provides orientation
to each scan and supports the subsequent joining of the data.

The new version 5.1 of the FARO SCENE
scan processing software continues the rapid automatic positioning of the
individual scans. This is provided by improved level detection and the new
integrated automatic determination of the main scan direction. The automatic
correspondence search, which looks for natural markers in scans, takes only
about half as long in SCENE 5.1 as in the previous version.

Furthermore, the latest version
supports users in the management and processing of large scanning projects. For
example, the new Clipping Box can create order. Using this tool, the focus can
be placed specifically on those areas in the scan material that are relevant
for planning. With a few clicks, the interesting areas in the data material can
be selected, cut and highlighted – irrelevant areas are not shown. As a result,
specific detail views can be generated, visualized and assigned a name, which
makes it easier to find these views at a later time. This not only makes things
more organized; it also reduces the amount of data when exporting to CAD
software, as only the required selected data are transferred.

In addition, a new feature in the
software makes it possible to perform measurements even if the user’s CAD software
cannot read scans, i.e. point clouds. To do this, the orthophotos can be saved
as .TIFF files prior to export from SCENE; these can then be used to make all
the measurements in the CAD software. The files can also be used as the basis
for drawings.

The latest generation will be shown
at
BAU 2013, a trade fair for
architecture, materials and systems, in Munich January 2013.
For more information, visit
www.faro.com.

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